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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?
(a) 1980
(b) 1968
(c) 1932
(d) 1884

2. Who did Louis see as his allies?
(a) The Franciscans.
(b) The Benedictines.
(c) Nobody.
(d) The Dominicans.

3. What area of the abbey is forbidden to William?
(a) The library.
(b) The church.
(c) The gardens.
(d) The scriptorium.

4. When does Compline take place?
(a) Between 2:30 and 3:30a.m.
(b) Before 7 p.m.
(c) Around 6 p.m.
(d) At 4:30 p.m.

5. Where was the apostolic seat?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) Rome.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) Avignon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William’s nationality?

2. What is the first monk Adso and William meet looking for?

3. In what year do the events of the book take place?

4. What position has William held before?

5. What is the bulk of the monastery called?

(see the answer key)

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